DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 201/2023

of 22 September 2023

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) and Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/922]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1322 of 25 July 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 as regards the lists of products of animal origin, animal by-products and composite products subject to official controls at border control posts ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Legislation regarding veterinary matters, feedingstuffs and foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I and the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(3) Annexes I and II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

The following indent is added in point 11bo (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I:

‘-

32022 R 1322 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1322 of 25 July 2022 ( OJ L 200, 29.7.2022, p. 25 ).’

The following indent is added in point 31qo (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632) of Chapter II:

‘-

32022 R 1322 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1322 of 25 July 2022 ( OJ L 200, 29.7.2022, p. 25 ).’

Article 2

The following indent is added in point 164o (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘-

32022 R 1322 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1322 of 25 July 2022 ( OJ L 200, 29.7.2022, p. 25 ).’

Article 3

The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1322 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union , shall be authentic.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on 23 September 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

( 1 ) OJ L 200, 29.7.2022, p. 25 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/922/oj

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